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60 Réis - João VI Small armilar sphere, Goa mint
| Issuer | Portuguese India |
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| Year | 1818-1826 |
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| Reference(s) | Gomes#J6 28, KM#234 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (1818-1826) |
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João VI spent most of his reign governing from Brazil, having fled Lisbon ahead of Napoleon's 1807 invasion. Portuguese India by this period was a diminished colonial possession — Goa, Daman, and Diu — and the Goa mint operated with considerable autonomy, producing copper coinage that bore little resemblance in execution to metropolitan issues. The small armillary sphere type reflects a deliberate visual distinction from the larger sphere series, not merely a size reduction but a separate administrative issue tied to local accounting needs.
Strike quality from the Goa mint across this type is notoriously inconsistent, a documented production characteristic rather than a circulation artifact.